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Angelo Bruschini, the guitarist with the band Massive Attack, has tragically died they have confirmed.The Bristol-born star had been battling lung cancer.Taking to Twitter, the band wrote "RIP Angelo. A singularly brilliant & eccentric talent. Impossible to quantify your contribution to the Massive Attack canon.

One of Scotland’s best indie bands , Wojtek the Bear , are back with a new song – about becoming a parent for the first time.

Peter Gabriel has announced details of his new album ‘i/o’, his first collection of new material in over 20 years.The 12-track album will be released on December 1, available in two stereo mixes on both CD and vinyl. You can pre-order it here.Over the course of 2023, Gabriel has been releasing a new song every time there has been a full moon, and he has played shows throughout the UK, Europe and North America.“After a years-worth of full moon releases, I’m very happy to see all these new songs back together on the good ship i/o and ready for their journey out into the world,” said Gabriel.‘i.o’ has been recorded at Gabriel’s own Real World Studios near Bath.

Paul McCartney is spilling the tea about The Beatles‘ time spent with singer and activist Yoko Ono, who was married to the late John Lennon.

A.D. Amorosi Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the seminal soul and funk band the Isley Brothers died Wednesday at his home in Olympia Fields, Illinois.

English Teacher have shared their spirited new single ‘Nearly Daffodils’ – listen to it below.The new track from the Leeds four-piece sees vocalist Lily Fontaine pair propulsive pop-rock instrumentals with challenging self-realisations.“‘Nearly Daffodils’ is about heartbreak and acceptance of unfulfilled potential,” she said in a press statement. “How, no matter how much you may want something, no matter how much effort you may put into something’s growth or development, no matter how beautiful you can envision its fruition; life is a bitch and about as unstoppable as a freight train”.Listen to the new track below.English Teacher recently recalled their struggle with imposter syndrome, revealing to NME how their growing confidence has allowed them to enter “a new era”.The band – also comprising guitarist Lewis Whiting, drummer Douglas Frost and bassist Nicholas Eden – spoke with NME as the latest cover stars and revealed how they overcame self-doubt in recent months.The discussion also came in light of their recent single ‘The World’s Biggest Paving Slab’ – a track which was originally made in 2020, and reworked to be released in the summer.“The song truly feels like the start of a new era for us,” said Whiting.

Talking Heads drummer Chris Franz has hinted that there could be a further potential reunion incoming.The iconic band – comprised of Franz, frontman David Byrne, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years earlier this month. They reunited for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11.As announced in August, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).Now, Franz has hinted that a further potential reunion could be on the way after sharing a new picture of Byrne with Weymouth.

Talking Heads drummer Chris Franz has hinted that there could be a further potential reunion incoming.The iconic band – comprised of Franz, frontman David Byrne, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years earlier this month. They reunited for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11.As announced in August, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).Now, Franz has hinted that a further potential reunion could be on the way after sharing a new picture of Byrne with Weymouth.

Shakira has shared her thoughts about AI, highlighting the mistakes that the technology still makes when trying to replicate a singer’s voice.The pop star has reasoned, due to that, that it would be “hard” for AI to imitate her.“I was shown how I sound with AI. But I don’t think they got it right yet.

AP that Di Meola was seen clutching his chest while performing before managing to hobble off stage.The two other members of his trio continued to play music onstage for several minutes until it was announced that the concert would be coming to a close.Di Meola, who was formerly a member of the band Return to Forever, is a jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist. He won the ‘Best Jazz Performance By A Group’ Grammy award in 1976 for the song ‘No Mystery’ [via grammy.com].A post shared by Al Di Meola (@official_aldimeola)The guitarist is in stable condition and is now recovering from the attack.A spokesperson for the Bagdasar-Arseni Emergency Hospital where Di Meola was hospitalised confirmed to AP on Thursday (September 28) that the musician was admitted to a cardiology ward and was being treated for a segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Di Meola has since taken to his Instagram to update fans about his health.

Caroline Brew editor Guitarist Al Di Meola has announced his plan to resume touring in 2024 after suffering a heart attack during a performance in Romania on Wednesday. The musician posted a statement on Thursday addressing the incident: “I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of love and support that I’ve received during the last 24 hours.

Influential guitarist Al Di Meola suffered a heart attack while performing in Romania on Wednesday.

School Of Rock have revealed they were bullied following the film’s success.Directed by Richard Linklater, the comedy film starred Jack Black as struggling guitarist Dewey Finn who pretends to be substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After it was released in 2003, the film grossed over $130million worldwide on a $35million budget.The film’s young cast, who were high-schoolers and middle-schoolers at the time, explained that they were bullied at school following the film’s release in an interview with Rolling Stone.Joey Gaydos Jr., who played Zack Mooneyham, said he was looked at like “a three-headed freak” when he returned to his hometown in Detroit.“I was looked at like a complete weirdo, and that was hard,” Gaydos Jr.

Singer-songwriter David Ryan Harris, who’s been a guitarist in John Mayer’s band for two decades, took to social media to reveal that he and his two sons were wet by police after disembarking an American Airlines flight when a flight attendant suspected he was a child trafficker and his children were his victims.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music There’s little question that the Birthday Party — Nick Cave’s first major band — was one of the most aggressive and confrontational groups of the ‘80s if not all of rock history. Their bruising, brutal sound and genuinely dangerous concerts are the stuff of legend, but as Cave’s intensity has been channeled into more-refined and less-blunt art, it’s sometimes easy to forget just how genuinely crazy the Birthday Party’s concerts were.

Keith Richards has explained that he isn’t a fan of rap music because he doesn’t enjoy “people yelling at me”.The Rolling Stones guitarist was speaking about the music he listens to in an interview with The Telegraph ahead of the release of the band’s forthcoming album ‘Hackney Diamonds’.In the interview, he mentioned that he listens to a wide variety of musical genres, including blues, jazz and classical, but dislikes pop and rap.“I don’t want to start complaining about pop music,” he said. “It’s always been rubbish.

Spector have shared their latest single ‘Another Life’ from their upcoming LP ‘Here Come the Early Nights‘.Speaking about the track in a press release, frontman Fred Macpherson said: “‘Another Life’ is one of the most upbeat tracks on ‘Here Come the Early Nights’, but still makes sense in the album’s sunset universe. We wrote it with our old friend Fyfe (aka Paul Dixon) who opened on Spector’s first-ever tour and was in bands with Jed [Cullen, guitarist] as a teenager, so it’s a nice full circle moment.”He continued: “Lyrically it’s about falling out with people you’re close to as a result of loyalty to others – a kind of daydream about what we’re doing here and what everything would be like in different contexts/circumstances/universes.

Singer Delta Goodrem has announced the exciting news that she is engaged to her guitarist boyfriend Matthew Copley, as she shows off huge diamond ring with her followers.The singer shared the news on Thursday, 21 September, alongside a loved-up photo with her future husband, who are currently soaking up the sun on holiday in Malta. In the snap, the newly engaged couple are seen cuddling up giving eachother a romantic kiss as the sun sets in the background. Delta is seen wrapping both of her arms around her fiance as balances a wine glass in one hand.

Korn guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch has teased new music coming next year.The band’s last album, ‘Requiem’, came out in February 2022, and around the time of its release, frontman Jonathan Davis revealed they had already begun working on its follow-up.Now, Head has shared more of an insight in his appearance on Joe Rogan’s The Joe Kingdom Perspective. He didn’t go into particular detail about how the band’s 15th album might sound or how it might be released, but confirmed it would be happening nonetheless.

School Of Rock, saying it “didn’t feel like a hit” when he first approached the project.Starring Jack Black as a struggling guitarist who poses as a substitute teacher, the comedy film grossed over $130million worldwide on a $35million budget when it released in 2003. It’s since spawned a stage adaptation and a TV spin-off on Nickelodeon.Speaking to NME about the film, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, director Linklater said: “I loved working on that movie and I loved Jack, and the whole process.

Moby is not actually a relative of author Herman Melville.The producer has said for years he was distantly related to the famed Moby Dick writer, and that he was nicknamed Moby by his parents at a young age in reference to his purported great-great-great-uncle.However, The Genealogy Detective seems to believe the contrary. In a new three-part series, hosts Mary Duffy and Adam Mellion brought the claim into question, studying both Moby’s relatives and Melville’s and looking into their family trees.They claim they found no definitive link to the famous author, they did find an apparent genealogical connection to inventor David Melville, who filed a patent for the first gas lighting system in America.Stereogum approached Moby for comment, to which he replied: “Ha, no idea if it’s true or not, but it’s flattering that people I’ve never met would spend time looking into my genealogy.”Meanwhile, the producer also revealed earlier this year that he has previously tried to start metal bands with Björk, Tommy Lee and Dimebag Darrell.The group he almost started with Lee and Dimebag was supposedly called The Sober Fucks.

English Teacher have recalled their struggle with imposter syndrome, and revealed how their growing confidence has allowed them to enter “a new era”.The emerging Leeds band – comprised of vocalist Lily Fontaine, guitarist Lewis Whiting, drummer Douglas Frost and bassist Nicholas Eden – spoke with NME as the latest cover stars, and revealed how they have overcome moments of self-doubt over recent months.In the discussion, the band opened up about their ongoing battle with self-doubt and recalled the ways that their slots at mammoth festivals including Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds have helped them evolve as performers.The discussion also came in light of their recent single ‘The World’s Biggest Paving Slab’ – a track which was originally made in 2020, and reworked to be released last month.“The song truly feels like the start of a new era for us,” said Whiting, reflecting on how the band have grown in popularity since 2020. “It’s amazing to have all these people behind us but it is quite jarring; it’s been a mad two years.

Thania Garcia Brittany Howard, the Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to fame as a part of Alabama Shakes and as a soloist, has signed with Island Records. The move was announced today by Justin Eshak, Co-CEO of Island Records. Howard has also announced new music coming ahead of select headline dates that start Nov.

Aerosmith have had to postpone their remaining September “Peace Out: The Farewell Tour” dates after Steven Tyler suffered vocal cord damage over the weekend.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Justice for Nickelback? “Hate to Love,” a documentary about one of the most ragged on bands of all time, had its world premiere on Friday afternoon at the Toronto Film Festival and (maybe?) shed new light on the Canadian rockers. But given their reputation on some corners of the internet, Cameron Bailey, the CEO of TIFF, admits he questioned whether or not to program the film as part of this year’s lineup.

Metric have shared their new single ‘Who Would You Be For Me’ and announced a handful of intimate UK and EU gigs.‘Who Would You Be For Me’ is the third single Metric – comprised of frontwoman Emily Haines, guitarist James Shaw, bassist Joshua Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key – have released from their forthcoming album ‘Formentera II’. It follows ‘Nothing Is Perfect‘ and ‘Just This Once‘.Speaking of the track in a press release, Haines said: “‘Who Would You Be For Me’ is a throwback lullaby set in NYC in 2002.

A.D. Amorosi Like the mournful dawn that crosses the sky during the Eagles’ 1973 mellow, moody “Tequila Sunrise,” a goodbye is always imminent.

Trace Cyrus is at it again…

New details are emerging about a lawsuit against Coldplay after they were sued by their former manager.

Dire Straits, has died at the age of 68.Dire Straits announced the news on Twitter yesterday (August 31), writing, “Jack Sonni Rest In Peace” alongside a photo of the musician. A cause of death has not been revealed.Sonni was affectionately referred to as the “other guitar player in Dire Straits” after joining the band in 1984 towards the end of their first active era (1977-1988).He played guitar and guitar synthesiser on the band’s most commercially successful album, 1985’s ‘Brothers In Arms’.

We Came As Romans guitarist Joshua Moore has had a close encounter with a would-be thief while the band were on tour in Australia this week.As reported by Australia’s 7 News, the band had performed in the South Australian city of Adelaide on Tuesday night (August 29), beginning their first Australian tour in eight years with a show at the city’s Lion Arts Factory.On Wednesday morning, however, a 37-year-old man followed Moore to his hotel room at the Oaks Embassy and locked him out of it. Barricading the room, the man attempted to steal several of Moore’s possessions – including his passport.By the time the hotel manager had opened the door using bolt-cutters, the thief had leapt from the room’s window and fallen five stories below.

Jack Sonni, an American guitarist who played on Dire Straits’ mammoth 1985 album Brothers in Arms and was onstage with the band at Live Aid that year, has died at 68. The group shared the news on social media but did not give any details.

John Chambers is expected to die behind bars after he admitted to crimes relating to the sexual abuse of a minor.

Marnie Stern has announced her upcoming LP ‘The Comeback Kid’ and has shared the lead single, ‘Plain Speak’.‘The Comeback Kid’ marks Stern’s first new music in a decade. The LP serves as a follow-up to her 2013 ‘The Chronicles of Marnia’.

Whitesnake, has died age 72.The guitarist, who performed with the British rock band throughout the 1970s and ’80s, died “peacefully” on Thursday (August 24) surrounded by his wife and daughters.“On behalf of his family, it is with deep sadness we announce the death of Bernie Marsden,” his family wrote in an Instagram post. “Bernie died peacefully on Thursday evening with his wife, Fran, and daughters, Charlotte and Olivia, by his side.“Bernie never lost his passion for music, writing and recording new songs until the end.”A cause of death has not been shared, but the BBC reported that he passed after an illness.Marsden co-founded Whitesnake with former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale, co-writing some of the band’s biggest hits including ‘Here I Go Again’, ‘She’s a Woman’ and ‘Trouble’.

Tom Morello played a set at the re-opening of the United States’ only unionised strip club this week – see footage below.Last year, workers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, Los Angeles went on strike, criticising a workplace “full of belligerently drunk men who push our boundaries and often scare us.”Since then, they have become members of the Actors’ Equity Association and become the only unionised strip club in the country.During the re-opening on Thursday (August 24), Morello joined the celebrations with a short set having joined the workers on the picket line across their strike.See footage from the celebration below.Earlier this month, the Rage Against The Machine guitarist played a surprise set on the picket line in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood.Speaking before the performance, Morello told NME he wanted to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with striking actors and writers: “They’re making history here on the sidewalk in front of Paramount Studios and I’m here to support them and express my solidarity.”The guitarist, who described himself as a “proud union man”, applauded the actors and writers for “flexing their power and showing what solidarity means.”Earlier this summer, Morello became an honorary Italian citizen and been given the keys to his ancestral hometown.It was revealed that the star’s great-great-grandfather Carlo left the town of Pratiglione to live in the United States in the late 1800s.